The robot is already used in aged care facilities throughout Europe and the US.

Tommy Deblieck, the managing director and co-founder of the company that developed Zora's software, Belgium's QBMT, said it was rewarding seeing the impact of the robots on the quality of life of aged care residents.

"We have been very careful in programming exactly how Zora interacts with people and human gestures such as blinking, making eye contact and slight head movements," he said at the Perth launch.